Well, for starters, he’s ruffling the feathers of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Gendarmeria (police), who ended up grumbling to the Italian press about it. What did our dear Pontiff do?
On Saturday, the Holy Father dismissed the papal car and escort (more…)
Today, Pope Francis gave the first Angelus message of his pontificate. The message itself is beautiful and meaningful, but the way in which he delivers it is simply (pun intended) remarkable. His warmth, his tone, his closeness to his listeners is something this scribe has not heard from a Pope before, at least no quite in the same manner. There is no (more…)
Around every corner, it seems, appears another wonderful and interesting fact, testimony, or anecdote about our new Pope. Bit by bit, we’re unraveling a picture of who Pope Francis is, where he’s from, and what he stands for. That can give us clues as to where he’s headed in his term as the 266th Successor (more…)